Archive for March, 2010



23
Mar
10

Funcom: The Secret World – GDC 2010 Trailer/Screeshots/Artwork – 2010.03.23

From/De: Funcom

Funcom releases new screenshots and video of `The Secret World’– New screenshots and artworks shows locations, cinematics and combat
– Teaser video contains exclusive in-game footage –

 

Durham, USA – March 23rd, 2010 – Funcom is pleased to reveal brand new screenshots, artworks and in-game video material for its upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Secret World’. The new assets have been made available as the embargo date for the GDC 2010 presentations was lifted today; allowing journalists who attended the showings in San Francisco to report from what was the first ever showing of actual in-game gameplay. Gamers can expect the gaming medias’ first impressions of `The Secret World’ to appear on websites throughout the world this week.

“We are really excited to show off gameplay for the first time; giving press and players a peek into what we are working on is as exciting for us as it is for them,” says Director and Producer of The Secret World, Ragnar Tørnquist. “‘The Secret World’ is such a massive game and although we have only shown a small glimpse of it so far, we believe it gives players a unique look into how the game will look, feel and play.”

Among the assets made available today is a short video that features the first in-game footage from the game ever released to the public. But there is more to come: the video only teases at a longer and more substantial video that will be made available on GameTrailers.com this week on Thursday 25th.

`The Secret World’ is Funcom’s third massively multiplayer game, having previously developed the award-winning `Anarchy Online’ and the best selling new MMO of 2008 `Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. The game features a modern-day, real world setting where every myth, conspiracy theory and urban legend is true, and where thousands of players from all over the world must join one of three secret societies in the fight against darkness – and each other. For more information visit the official website.

ABOUT FUNCOM – Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles include ‘The Longest Journey’, ‘Anarchy Online’ and ‘Dreamfall: The Longest Journey’. For corporate information please visit http://www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games visit http://www.anarchy-online.com, http://www.dreamfall.com, http://www.darkdaysarecoming.com or http://www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.

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22
Mar
10

Mass Effect 2: Kasumi – Stolen Memory PDLC

From/De: EA

BioWare Unveils New Recruit in Massively Acclaimed Mass Effect 2

EDMONTON, Alberta, Mar 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Leading video game developer BioWare(TM), a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today revealed an all-new playable character to the Mass Effect(TM) 2 universe, a master thief named Kasumi. Coming this April in North America and Europe, the Kasumi – Stolen Memory PDLC pack will introduce Kasumi Goto, the galaxy’s most enigmatic and cunning master thief. In addition to being able to recruit Kasumi in all new missions, players will be able to utilize her special skills as a member of Commander Shepard’s squad throughout the entire game. The Kasumi – Stolen Memory PDLC pack will be available for the Xbox 360(R) videogame and entertainment system at a cost of 560 Microsoft points, and on PC for 560 BioWare points or $7.

“Mass Effect 2 is BioWare’s highest Metacritic game to date, and we are excited to be able to expand that experience by introducing another engaging new character in Kasumi,” said Aaryn Flynn, Studio General Manager for BioWare in Edmonton. “Kasumi – Stolen Memory is a testament to our promise to continue to provide fans with new, compelling, high quality post-launch content.”

Cerberus has procured the service of Kasumi Goto, the galaxy’s most enigmatic master thief. In return for her help, Kasumi has asked for Commander Shepard’s help on a dangerous heist to infiltrate the vault of a deadly master criminal named Donovan Hock. Players must gain Kasumi’s loyalty on the planet Bekenstein, where Hock is throwing a party for some of the galaxy’s richest and most deranged criminal minds. The mission: recover data of great importance to Kasumi, and to the galaxy at large. In addition to this new mission, players will also receive a new research upgrade, one new weapon, and a new achievement in this PDLC pack.

Prior to the launch of Kasumi in April, also being released on March 23 through the Cerberus Network is the Firewalker DLC pack, which includes five heart-pounding missions taking place on five uncharted worlds. Players will be able to explore planets and engage in combat in the new Hammerhead hover-tank.

Mass Effect 2 was released to worldwide critical acclaim on January 26, 2010, and is available for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system and the PC and is rated ‘M’ for Mature by the ESRB and ’18+’ by PEGI. For more information, follow the development team on Twitter at http://twitter.com/masseffect2 or visit http://masseffect.bioware.com/.

About BioWare
BioWare develops high quality console, PC and online role-playing games, focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world’s most critically acclaimed titles, including Baldur’s Gate(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Star Wars(R): Knights of the Old Republic(TM), Jade Empire(TM) and Mass Effect(TM). BioWare operates in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec) and Austin (Texas). BioWare’s announced projects include the dark heroic fantasy game Dragon Age: Origins, as well as Mass Effect 2(TM), the epic sequel to Mass Effect, and the story-driven massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars(R): The Old Republic(TM). In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. For more information on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com; to join the millions of fans already registered on our community, go to social.bioware.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA(TM), EA SPORTS(TM), EA Mobile(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

21
Mar
10

Salary of Game Developers in Japan | Salario de desarrolladores de juegos en Japón

A recent post on andriasang.com was just published with information about the salary of developers in the Japanese game industry. The following is a report from the Digital Content Association of Japan:

Un reciente mensaje en andriasang.com acaba de publicar información sobre el salario de los desarrolladores en la industria de los videojuegos japonesa. El siguiente es un informe de la Asociación de Contenido Digital de Japón:

  • Average salary  / Salario promedio : ¥5,184,995 / US$ 57,299.38
  • Average age / Edad promedio: 33.79 years/años
  • Average numbers of years worked / Número promedio de años trabajados : 6.59
  • Most common age group / Grupo de edad más común: 30s @ 52.8%
  • Producer / Productor: ¥6,925,000 / US$76,528.175
  • Director: ¥5,636,279 / US$ 62,286.52
  • Sound / Sonido: ¥5,590,625 / US$ 61,781.99
  • Network Engineer / Ingeniero en redes: ¥5,225,000 / US$ 57,741.48
  • Programmer / Programador: ¥4,641,390 / US$ 51,292.00
  • Graphic artist / Grafista: ¥4,238,588 / US$ 46,840.64
  • Planner / Planificador: ¥4,096,340 / US$ 45,268.65
  • Debugger / Depurador: ¥2,583,333 / US$ 28,548.41

Source/Fuente: This is how much moneys Japanese developers make [http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/03/22/japanese_developer_salaries/].

20
Mar
10

VIZ Media/McDonald’s: Naruto Happy Meal in Latin America | Happy Meal de Naruto en América Latina

From/De: PRWeb

VIZ Media Partners with McDonald’s for Special Naruto Happy Meal for Latin America

Collectable Figures From Smash Hit Animated Series To Be Offered In Key Latin American Territories 

San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 20, 2010 — VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announced that it has teamed with McDonald’s® to launch a special NARUTO Happy Meal® in Latin America. McDonald’s is the leading global foodservice retailer. VIZ Media is the licensor for the NARUTO brand in North and South America.

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In February, Mexico became the first country in Latin America to offer collectable figures for Naruto, Sasuke, Rock Lee and Gaara, who are featured main characters in the massively popular animated and manga graphic novel series. In March, McDonald’s locations in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama will begin offering the NARUTO Happy Meals. By April, restaurants in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela will also offer the NARUTO premiums.

“We’re extremely excited to feature NARUTO with the Happy Meal brand as we feel that it speaks to the new generation of McDonald’s customers,” says Gonzalo Ferreyra, Vice President Sales, VIZ Media. “Happy Meals are enjoyed by millions around the world everyday and to launch this campaign with such a staple in the lives of so many families means a lot to the NARUTO franchise. The popularity of the animated series has exploded throughout Latin America, where it is seen in more than 16 territories, and we’re sure McDonald’s customers will look forward to collecting these fun premiums!”
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20
Mar
10

Miyamoto @ 2010 BAFTA Awards

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Yesterday in London, Miyamoto said he’s planning on bringing the Nintendo DS to schools. It may be a hard task, especially for teachers who are not gamers, but the creator of Mario states he’s doing his best to turn the portable console into an educational tool in the classroom.

Miyamoto-san made this statement in the UK before receiving the Fellowship at the 2010 GAME British Academy Video Game Awards. It is a prize great creative minds such as Alfred Hitcock and others have won.

For more videos of the 2010 BAFTA Awards, go to the following link: www.bafta.org/awards/video-games/.

Source: Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_nintendo].

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Ayer, en Londres, Miyamoto dijo que está pensando llevar el Nintendo DS a las escuelas. Puede ser una tarea difícil, especialmente para profesores que no son jugadores, pero el creador de Mario afirma que está haciendo todo lo posible para convertir la consola portátil en una herramienta educativa en el aula.
Shigeru Miyamoto hizo esta declaración en el Reino Unido antes de recibir la beca en el 2010 GAME British Academy Video Game Awards. Es un premio que grandesmentes creativas como Alfred Hitcock y otros han ganado.
Para más videos de los premios BAFTA 2010, visiten el siguiente enlace: www.bafta.org/awards/video-games/.

Fuente: Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100319/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_nintendo].

19
Mar
10

Distant Worlds II: Music from Final Fantasy – CD Preview: J-E-N-O-V-A

19
Mar
10

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands [Wii] – Dev Diary – 2010.03.19

19
Mar
10

Konami: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker [PSP] – Gameplay – 2010.03.19

19
Mar
10

McLauren Automotive: “The Launch of a New Car Company”

[19-Mar-2010] At a press conference in the McLaren Technology Centre based in Woking, UK, Chairman Ron Dennis confirmed McLaren Automotive’s ambition to compete head-to-head with the world’s best high-performance sports car brands. The MP4-12C is the first model in this range of lightweight, high-quality, mid-engined two-seat sports cars, and will be produced at the new £40 million McLaren Production Centre. Up to 1,000 12Cs will be produced in 2011 and will be distributed through a global network of dedicated McLaren retailers in all major markets.

18
Mar
10

Activision: DJ Hero Exclusive DLC – The Jay-Z vs. Eminem Pack

From/De: Activision

Exclusive Downloadable Mixes Featuring Music Icons JAY-Z and Eminem Drop Today for the Award-Winning DJ Hero(TM)
Over 100 Original Mixes Now Available For Virtual DJs and Their Friends to Spin, Scratch and Battle

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 18, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — Two of the biggest artists in music, JAY-Z and Eminem, are mixing it up again with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ Hero(TM) – the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009 – by dropping their rhymes in exclusive mixes available for download beginning today on Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The JAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack delivers three standout hits from each legend, including JAY-Z’s “Can I Get A…” mixed with Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” driving the total number of one-of-a-kind mixes available for fans to spin, scratch and battle into triple digits.

“From sold out concerts to #1 albums to double digit Grammy Awards, JAY-Z and Eminem define what it means to be a successful artist,” said Jamie Jackson, Creative Director, FreeStyleGames. “The DJ Hero soundtrack is an expanding collection of chart-topping hit music – mixed in an all-new way – that can only be experienced in our game, and with the addition of the JAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack, players and their friends can not only experience, but interact with over 100 unique mixes.”
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